Principle Investigator
Dr. Jess Gutknecht
I get to collaborate with all the great people listed below, and across my website.
Curriculum Vitae (last updated November 2023)
Graduate Students
Lauren Bilek
Lauren is working on Kernza soil health and agricultural solutions to future climates.
Jake Kundert
Research focus on carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions in perennial and diversified cropping systems
Evelyn Reilly
Evelyn is working on carbon cycling in perennial and continuous cover systems. She is a Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellow! You can read more about Evelyn's work on her FFAR Fellow page.
Gurparteet Singh
Focus on field measurements and modeling of hydrology and water quality in the context of a large fertility trial of Kernza perennial grain, within the context of the large Kernza CAP experiment. GP was a 2024 for a Knauss fellowship recipient, and is a recipient of the UMN Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship!
Researchers
Siwook Huang
Siwook Huang is a soil microbiologist, working as a soil health postdoctoral researcher on the Kernza CAP project
Kathryn Phillips
Kathryn Phillips is working on stakeholder input and data synthesis toward understanding ecosystem services in continuous cover agricultural systems
Technicians
Leah Hallett
Leah is the lab manager for the Gutknecht Lab and working toward an MS in Land & Atmospheric Sciences (LAAS) on comprehensive nitrogen budgets of Kernza under different fertility strategies.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Liv McBride